Dr. Dov Shinar, dean of the School of Communication at Netanya Academic College in Israel, visited Prairie View A&M University as a guest lecturer Tuesday. Shinar who also serves as Head of FAIR MEDIA: Center for the Study of Conflict, War, and Peace Coverage spoke on “Media in War and […]
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Prairie View welcomes new athletic complex
The student body voted Jan. 30 to build a new athletic complex at Prairie View A&M University. The athletic complex will include a 15,000 seat football stadium, field turf playing surface, reserved seating, a state of the art press box, ticket booths, club seating, luxury suites and enhanced tailgating and […]
Students attend presidential inauguration in D.C.
As many students began to settle into their spring semester course load, nearly 250 Prairie View students stood in Washington D.C. to celebrate Barack Obama’s shift into his second term as President. Close to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, students gathered alongside other Americans from across the […]
University officials make final efforts to prevent the landfill
The fight against the HWY 6 Pintail landfill continues. With the beginning of the new semester, there has been an increased wave of activism as Waller county citizens and Prairie View students and officials have been working to increase the support against the landfill. Prairie View A&M University engineering professor […]
From the Hill to Capitol Hill
Every four years, a new president of the United States of America is elected into office. This past term was very special because the very first black president was re-elected into office. Prairie View A&M University has been blessed to witness the inaugural celebration twice, although the first time only […]
Funding might affect university mission
Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and other state legislators have proposed tying state funding allocated to public collegiate institutions to graduation rates. According to the university administration, funding has decreased by 5 percent in the 2010-2011 school year and 15 percent in the current fiscal school year. If […]
Rattler exposes homeless life through photography
Society tends to stereotype the homeless while being unaware of the seriousness of the issue. The John B. Coleman Library held an art exhibit showcasing Noah Rattler’s journey with the help of the Art Project Houston of St. John’s Downtown, bringing awareness of homelessness. According to National Alliance, a person […]
Johnson hopes to improve the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University welcomed Dr. Alton B. Johnson as dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, director of the cooperative agricultural research center and administrator of the cooperative extension program. Johnson, a native of Monrovia, Liberia, has plenty of experience in management, administration and academia. Before arriving […]
Students choose careers based on future wages
For the love of money people will steal from their mother, people will rob their own brother as the O’jays said. People would do anything for money including letting it factor in their choice of career. For most students, college is the place to figure out what they want to […]
TAMU welcomes first black corps commander in university history
Black people were not able to attend Texas A&M University until 87 years after it was founded. It was a bit of a surprise when a black man Marquis Alexander was named commander of TAMU Corps of Cadets. The commander’s responsibilities are to establish the dress code of the cadets […]